CALM MONTH PLAN

Week
1

Week
2

Monday

Tuesday

Whole group direct instruction:

Introduce Mental Health
Hook - Mental health prevalence in
teenagers and teen suicide statistics
Indigenous teenage community
mental health stats
Definitions
Health/Mental health
Wellbeing
Whole class discussion: Students
will analyze dimensions of mental
health and wellbeing and their
interrelatedness
Individual activity
Students will journal the
combination of factors that
contribute to personal mental health
well-being
Nearpod activity:
Discuss aspects
of mental health and wellbeing in
teens
Students will describe the
combination of factors that
contribute to personal well-being

Whole group direct

instruction:
Discuss
emotional/psychological,
intellectual, social, spiritual and
physical dimensions of health
and the dynamic interplay of
these factorsin managing
personal well-being.
Discuss Indigenous holistic
wellness model
Students will understand the
holistic Indigenous nature of
well-being
Individual Activity:
Wellness Wheel

Teen Mental Health

http://teenmentalhealth.org/live/ourstories/

Teen Choices (p.2)

Whole class discussion:
Students will evaluate choices
that can create barriers to
achieving and maintaining
mental health for teens
Students will appreciate the
value of positive attitudes about
self when making choices
Students will analyze poor
choices or lack of ability to
pursue healthy choices and
decisions
Formative Assessment:
Kahoot on Teen Choices

The Teen Brain (44 min, start at

10:30)
Watch video from
teenmentalhealth.org
CBC - The Nature of Things
http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/ep
isodes/surviving-the-teenage-brain

Whole group wrap up:

Discuss a variety of strategies
to achieve and enhance 6
quadrants of wellness wheel

Wednesday

Adolescent Mental
Disorders
Direct Instruction:
Mental Disorders:
AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
Bipolar Disorder
Generalized Anxiety
Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Schizophrenia
Depression

Thursday

Library research day:

Small group inquiry activity
Create triads
Each group selects a mental
disorder to research and share
with the class on Friday
Groups research a mental
disorder on computers and in
text book in library

Summative Assessment:
Group presentations on
inquiry
3 minutes/group

Prepare for 3 minute

presentation to class
Formative Assessment:
Circulate and group conference

Formative Assessment:
Full marks for completion
1st Self-reflection due on
D2L
respond to 1 peer

Guided instruction: Printed

worksheet to follow along
with instruction
Mental Health disorder listed
with space below to take
notes

Students draft a weekly post

on developing understandings
from week 1 of mental health
unit

Summative Assessment:
Quiz 25 SA & MC questions
on mental health, wellbeing,
factors that contribute to
personal well-being and
adolescent mental health
disorders

Formative Assessment:
Kahoot on mental health
disorders

Teen Choices Contd

Students will assess the
effects of substance use and
abusetobacco, alcohol,
drugson mental health
Students will evaluate the
impact of situations of risk
and discuss teen suicide
prevention
Small groups:
Discuss barriers and
behaviours to positive mental
health
Formative Assessment:
Circulate and conference
with small groups

Friday

Teen Choices Contd

Students will describe how peer
pressure and the expectations of
others influence choices
Small group learning activity:
Students will discuss peer
pressure and share ideas on how
to deal with peer pressure and
make their own informed
decisions for their own health,
wellness and safety
Formative Assessment:
Kahoot Teen Choices

Teen Choices Self

reflection: Students will
develop and implement a
personal plan to improve one
aspect of well-being or
mental health and identify 3
or more healthy teen choices
Formative Assessment: full
marks for completion
2nd Week 2 Self-reflection
due on D2L
Respond to 1 peer
Summative:
Quiz:
Week 2 material: Teen
Choices
Expert coming on Monday
(Physician from AHS)

Week
3

Expert:
Guest speaker from AHS:
Psychiatrist
Students will listen and follow up
with 20 min Q&A with, guest
speaker

Expert:
Guest speaker
Professor of psychology
20 min Q&A

Whole group
Students will analyze a
variety of strategies to
achieve and enhance
emotional and spiritual wellbeing
Whole group discussion:
Indigenous wellbeing models
and spirituality
Discuss final assignment -

Small group
Students will explain how
feelings affect moods and
behaviours
Students will discuss possible
consequences of not
constructively dealing with
emotions anger, depression,
suicide
Formative assessment:

Class time to draft and

complete 3rd Selfreflection:Students will
develop and implement a
personal plan to enhance
emotional and spiritual wellbeing
Summative Assessment: 3rd
(final) Self-reflection due on

Week
4

Digital Documentary/Mental
Health Awareness Campaign
Go over final assignment
rubric

Circulate and conference with

groups

D2L

Whole school assembly

Mental Health Awareness
Campaign

Work Period

Work Period

Work Period

Work Period

Digital Documentary/Awareness
Campaign

Digital
Documentary/Awareness
Campaign

Digital
Documentary/Awareness
Campaign

Digital
Documentary/Awareness
Campaign

Circulate and conference with

groups

Circulate and conference

with groups

Circulate and conference with

groups

Circulate and conference with

groups

Summative Assessment:
Rubric for Digital
Documentary/Awareness
Campaign (School-wide
presentation)